Twelve days after a perfect launch, NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit. This action triggers the renaming of the satellite to GOES-15. The latest weather satellite will complete its checkout in mid August 2010 and be stored in-orbit, ready for activation should one of the operational GOES satellites degrade [...]

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in Birmingham is back on the air. I’ve posted the statement below. -Brian- NOUS44 KBMX 051937 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-052130- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 936 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2010 …BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS BACK ON THE AIR… THE BIRMINGHAM NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER…KIH-54… TRANSMITTING ON [...]

As of 10 AM today, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport had recorded 71.67″ (unofficially) for the year. It’s unofficial because the NWS climate report has not come out for the day; once that comes out, we will be “official.” So, where does that rank us in Birmingham’s wettest years? This year was the fourth-wettest on record since [...]

Matt in Altoona has his new weather station up and running and on the Weather Underground site. But he is looking for an inexpensive, reliable hosting site with good tools to help him get it on the web…can anyone help? Hey Bill, just want ya to know I finally have my weather station up and [...]

Blog reader Scot Rhodes needs some help. He is contemplating the purchase of a LaCrosse weather station. He asks: I am looking at wireless weather stations and would like your input. Do you have an opinion on La Crosse products? Here is a link to a particular product. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you. [...]